jimmy
1 of 2noun
jim·my ˈji-mē 
plural jimmies
: a short crowbar
jimmy
2 of 2verb
jimmied; jimmying
transitive verb
: to force open with or as if with a jimmy
the burglar jimmied a window
Synonyms
Verb
- lever
- prize
- pry
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun The burglar used a jimmy to open the window. Verb let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card
Recent Examples on the Web
Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 24 May 2020 These briny beauties taste of the sea in the best possible way; this is your chance to try them raw, stuffed, fried, frittered, in chowder, and on a stick dipped in chocolate and jimmies. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019 Decorate cookie with a mix of green nonpareils and jimmies around the outer edge to mimic a wreath. Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019 The high-yield bond market has the jimmy legs, and oil prices are down on weaker demand. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018 The high-yield bond market has the jimmy legs, and oil prices are down on weaker demand. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018 The crispy pastry tube was overflowing with sweetened, whipped ricotta and dotted with chocolate jimmies. Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2017 Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2020 Hopkins Commercial, the strip mall’s owner, secured them after the storm, but on Wednesday, police said they’d been jimmied open by copper-wire thieves and looters. Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2020 Part of that legend includes new seating that already had generated complaints — season ticket holders say they’re being asked to jimmy themselves into narrower space. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019 Andre Stanton, 28, ripped off the door handle to the cruiser despite being handcuffed with his hands behind his back and jimmied the lock open, police reports say. Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 4 July 2019 On the video, according to the Key West police report, a man rides up to the bike rack on a tricycle, jimmies the lock and chain and then walk outs of view, only to return with a saw. Gwen Filosa, miamiherald, 17 May 2018 The thief or thieves busted out the driver's side window and jimmied the ignition to drive off with Harbour's possessions. Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2018 And the Sabine material, jimmied into an art history class, feels for most of the play like footnotes. Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2017 The power tools were located in the truck’s side boxes, which had been jimmied. Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2017 See More
Noun
And the whole home office thing worked for a while, but now the kids have figured out how to jimmy open the lock, and their new favorite activity is Zoom bombing. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 24 May 2020 These briny beauties taste of the sea in the best possible way; this is your chance to try them raw, stuffed, fried, frittered, in chowder, and on a stick dipped in chocolate and jimmies. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019 Decorate cookie with a mix of green nonpareils and jimmies around the outer edge to mimic a wreath. Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019 The high-yield bond market has the jimmy legs, and oil prices are down on weaker demand. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018 The high-yield bond market has the jimmy legs, and oil prices are down on weaker demand. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018 The crispy pastry tube was overflowing with sweetened, whipped ricotta and dotted with chocolate jimmies. Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2017 Verb
Their minds still flash back a month to the sound of the thud on the bathroom floor and to jimmying open the door with a butter knife. Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2020 Hopkins Commercial, the strip mall’s owner, secured them after the storm, but on Wednesday, police said they’d been jimmied open by copper-wire thieves and looters. Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2020 Part of that legend includes new seating that already had generated complaints — season ticket holders say they’re being asked to jimmy themselves into narrower space. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019 Andre Stanton, 28, ripped off the door handle to the cruiser despite being handcuffed with his hands behind his back and jimmied the lock open, police reports say. Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 4 July 2019 On the video, according to the Key West police report, a man rides up to the bike rack on a tricycle, jimmies the lock and chain and then walk outs of view, only to return with a saw. Gwen Filosa, miamiherald, 17 May 2018 The thief or thieves busted out the driver's side window and jimmied the ignition to drive off with Harbour's possessions. Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2018 And the Sabine material, jimmied into an art history class, feels for most of the play like footnotes. Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2017 The power tools were located in the truck’s side boxes, which had been jimmied. Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the name Jimmy
First Known Use
Noun
1848, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1893, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
jimmy
verb
jim·my ˈji-mē
jimmied; jimmying
: to force open with or as if with a short crowbar
jimmied
verb
as in pried
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pried
- pulled
- lifted
- levered
- broke
- prized
- divided
- elevated
- hoisted
- separated
- disengaged
- shifted
- detached
- parted
- uplifted
- broke up
- disjoined
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- connected
- joined